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Hospital boards are falling short

Mon, 01 Jul 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Whether boards are too large, too unwieldy, or have members who are underqualified to effectively provide strategic direction, many of them need help to deal with the new realities of healthcare.

Two hospital merger deals collapse

Mon, 01 Jul 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Sanford Health offers barbed remarks for Fairview Health Services after announcing that their months-long confidential merger talks have ended without a deal. In the Pacific Northwest, Catholic Health Initiatives and Peace Health say their talks have ended.

Shared-risk strategies

Mon, 01 Jul 2013 04:00:00 GMT

We asked four executives and HealthLeaders Media Council members about their organizations' strategic approaches to the shift in payment models.

Health Governance Report, July 2013

Mon, 01 Jul 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Strategic planning, fiduciary responsibilities, community health initiatives, and leadership accountability for hospital trustees and CEOs. Keep your hospital board informed with HGR!

Embracing nontraditional models

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:01:00 GMT

Hospitals are positioning themselves for success through long-term partnerships and acquisitions of nontraditional assets.

Nonprofit hospitals tighten oversight as revenues fall

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:00:00 GMT

A negative credit outlook is ahead for nonprofit hospitals because of challenges to top-line revenues.

IOM: Geographic value index won't fix variation

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:00:00 GMT

IOM says a geographic value index would reward low-value providers and punish high-value providers.

Recovery Auditor reform movement gains traction

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:00:00 GMT

The AHA's recent win over Recovery Auditor penalties opens the door to overhaul the system.

The new leaders

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:00:00 GMT

Leadership development is the least pressing but arguably most important issue for healthcare.

Health Governance Report, June 2013

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 04:01:00 GMT

Strategic planning, fiduciary responsibilities, community health initiatives, and leadership accountability for hospital trustees and CEOs. Keep your hospital board informed with HGR!

Where all the hospitals are above average

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT

More than three-quarters of healthcare CEOs say their organizations are on the right track. The realities of cost, waste, quality, and market position suggest otherwise.

Health Governance Report, May 2013

Wed, 01 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT

Strategic planning, fiduciary responsibilities, community health initiatives, and leadership accountability for hospital trustees and CEOs.

Healthcare's grim winter feels endless

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT

Healthcare organizations are seeking safety in numbers as a long winter of declining revenues continues.

Providers awaken to sequestration

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT

Despite dooms-day hype, executives have been preparing for scenarios that call for doing more with less money.

Hospital mergers unlikely to be affected by antitrust ruling

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on antitrust laws will likely have little effect on most hospital mergers.

Energy efficiency preserves hospital margins

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT

Healthcare CFOs are learning that energy-efficient solutions can help solidify long-term, sustainable cost reductions.

Nonprofit hospitals urged to diversify endowments

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT

Healthcare organizations would be better off with more diversified and liquid portfolios and rating agencies should accommodate them.

Q&A: Rural AHA chair says �reimbursement top challenge

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT

In an interview, the new chair of the American Hospital Association's Section for Small or Rural Hospitals speaks forcefully about the relevance of rural hospitals, and the need to address reimbursement cuts.

CEO: Hospitals should be 'like the Maytag repair man'

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT

NCH Healthcare System CEO Allen Weiss, MD, is convinced that his health system's future lies in finding ways to keep his beds empty. One path to that goal is through collaboration with commercial payers.

Hang on for risk-bearing contracts, rewards

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT

The shift away from fee-for-service reimbursement models toward risk-bearing contracts is described by one healthcare finance leader as "the most unpredictable opportunity I've ever seen."